tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31545676.post7293935854022296770..comments2019-09-07T04:28:20.459-04:00Comments on Sabermetric Research: Are women chess players intimidated by male opponents?Phil Birnbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800617749001032996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31545676.post-69675717448566014882017-01-27T13:37:28.320-05:002017-01-27T13:37:28.320-05:00Not in the numbers cited in the study (i.e., thous...Not in the numbers cited in the study (i.e., thousands of games), but at least for chess, psychologists could confirm/refute by pitting male vs female while masking the sex of each competitor from the other (play over the Web -- that sort of approach). Much harder to do that in a sport, save perhaps for bowling. Adjusted for ELO (or at least coarse levels of ELO), would be fascinating to see if, for example, female moves against male opponents were more aggressive when opponent sex was known (as opposed to when unknown).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com